PC Magazine - Among Fujitsu's six LifeBook Montevina offerings are two 13.3-inch convertible tablets, a notebook upgraded with a gesture-enabled touchpad, and a corporate desktop-replacement. -- read full article
Reuters - "Rip off" mobile phone operators will
be forced to slash by roughly two-thirds the cost of sending a
text message while traveling between European Union countries,
the bloc's executive arm said on Tuesday.
USATODAY.com - SAN FRANCISCO - The hot laptop market has sparked a war among computer chip companies - and they're not just fighting over who can build the fastest processor. -- read full article
AP - Are mobile phone companies taking advantage of teenagers' addiction to chatting in text messages? The top telecommunications regulator for the European Union believes so, and said Tuesday that a limit should be placed on the cost of international texts. -- read full article
AFP - European mobile phone users could pay less to send cross-border text messages under plans the European Commission is preparing as its patience runs out with operators who have ignored calls to cut prices.
AFP - A Brazilian company is claiming to be the first to have found a way to unlock Apple's new iPhone 3G, getting around restrictions that require users to sign up for calling plans with exclusive carriers, reports said Tuesday.
Reuters - Nintendo Co Ltd said on Tuesday it
plans to launch a music game for its hit Wii game console this
year, taking it into the fast-growing software segment
pioneered by "Guitar Hero."
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The strong showing demonstrated that iPhone customers see their device as an Internet-connected touchscreen computer -- that also happens to make phone calls. -- read full article
Reuters - Microsoft Corp said on
Monday its Xbox 360 console will sell better than Sony Corp's
(6758.T) rival PlayStation 3 over the lifetime of the
machines.
